Florida Tech students plan to fly to LA to help fire victims
That’s where I grew up, and it’s really close to my heart,” Blaise Pasquier said. “I couldn’t sleep at night, and I was just like, I need to do something.” ...
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FACT CHECK: Does Video Show Helicopter Fighting The Current Fires In California?
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a helicopter lifting water out of the Pacific Ocean to fight the ...
Body pulled out of Fort Lauderdale river after reports of missing swimmer, police say
The body of a man police believe may have been a missing swimmer was pulled from the New River in Fort Lauderdale early ...
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What It’s Like Inside a Waterbomber
It’s 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, and the crew is on its third night working the Palisades fire, a Godzilla of a blaze ...
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Heroes of the California wildfires: Meet the CAL FIRE aircraft fleet
Helicopters play a critical role in CAL FIRE’s operations, and the future of the fleet is the Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk (or as they like to call it, the CAL FIRE HAWK). The S-70s role is multi-mission, ...
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Firefighters prepare for increasing gusts following brief reprieve for LA area
Firefighters are readying for another round of critical fire weather after calmer than expected winds gave them a much-needed ...
Facing treacherous winds and dangerous drones, L.A. fire pilots describe daring air drops
Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...